A large colorful fish washed ashore on the Oregon coast last week in what aquarium officials called a rare occurrence. The opah, also known as a moonfish, was 'in such great shape.'
The 100-pound opah fish, also known as a moonfish, was discovered on Sunset Beach in Seaside, a city in the northwest side of the state. The fish is"rare to the Oregon Coast," Seaside Aquarium said in a Facebook post along with several images of the three and a half foot long fish.The fish is"rare to the Oregon Coast," Seaside Aquarium said.
Read MoreThe opah is an unusual looking fish, according to NOAA, they have a round, flat body that's silvery gray in color. A monstrous-looking fish normally found thousands of feet deep in the ocean washed up on a California beach"Toward the belly , the silver shades to a rose red, dotted with white spots," reads NOAA's website."Their fins and mouth are red, and their large eyes are encircled with gold.
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